By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Thanks to another dominant performance from a 19-year-old French wonder, Victor Wembanyama, Metropolitans 92 grabbed a convincing 93-80 win over SIG Strasbourg.
The Basketball Champions League quarterfinalist couldn’t cope with a young star heading to be the top NBA draft pick, as Wembanyama dominated the game with 29 points and 16 rebounds for a PIR of 33.
It was his 12th double-double and 10th 25-point game in LNB Pro A this season.
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Lahaou Konate followed Wemby with 18 points, while Bilal Coulibaly added 14 for Vincent Collet’s team.
Paul Lacombe scored 17 points for Strasbourg, Rodions Kurucs added 14, and Martin Peterka 11.
After another brilliant outing of the French generational talent, Metropolitans sits in second place in LNB Pro A with a 19-9 score, while Strasbourg dropped to 11-15 after its third straight defeat.